Drooping or wilting: causes & fixes
Seeing drooping or wilting on your houseplant? It is one of the most common indoor-plant complaints. Here is what usually causes it and how to put it right.
Most likely cause
Too little (or too much) water.
How to fix it
Check the soil: water if dry, ease off if soggy.
🪴Plants prone to this
Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Wax Plant (Hoya)
Hoya carnosa
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia)
Peperomia obtusifolia
Dumb Cane
Dieffenbachia seguine
Spineless Yucca
Yucca gigantea
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianum
Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenis
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Purple Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
Zebra Alocasia
Alocasia zebrina
Giant Taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Green Velvet Alocasia
Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek'
New Guinea Shield
Alocasia wentii
Purple Sword
Alocasia lauterbachiana
Moonlight Scindapsus
Scindapsus treubii 'Moonlight'
Mini Monstera
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Swiss Cheese Vine
Monstera adansonii
Monstera Peru
Monstera karstenianum
White Butterfly Arrowhead
Syngonium podophyllum 'White Butterfly'
Hoya linearis
Hoya linearis
String of Turtles
Peperomia prostrata
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Peperomia caperata
Peperomia Rosso
Peperomia caperata 'Rosso'
Peperomia Hope
Peperomia 'Hope'
Peperomia Frost
Peperomia caperata 'Frost'
Happy Bean Peperomia
Peperomia ferreyrae
Beetle Peperomia
Peperomia angulata
Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifolia
Kangaroo Paw Fern
Microsorum diversifolium
Lemon Button Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'
Silver Brake Fern
Pteris cretica 'Albolineata'
Heart Fern
Hemionitis arifolia
Kimberly Queen Fern
Nephrolepis obliterata
Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
String of Dolphins
Curio × peregrinus
Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
Tropical Pitcher Plant
Nepenthes ventricosa
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
Cape Sundew
Drosera capensis
Cobra Lily
Darlingtonia californica
Rabbit Bladderwort
Utricularia sandersonii
Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera spatulata
Cryptocoryne Parva
Cryptocoryne parva
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Moon Valley Friendship Plant
Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley'
Baby Tears Pilea
Pilea depressa
Aluminum Plant
Pilea cadierei
Tradescantia Nanouk
Tradescantia 'Nanouk'
Small-leaf Spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
Iron Cross Plant
Oxalis tetraphylla
Cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum